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Are you one of those who refuse to give your email address when the assistant asks: "Would you like an eRecipt?" This morning I needed the receipt for a purchase I made a few days ago, I couldn't find it. Luckily I had given my email address and there was an alternative to the paper one I had lost. Phew!

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Lord Alan of Chaol Ghleann
Lord Alan of Chaol Ghleann
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We went shopping on the weekend and every store we visited wanted my email address for a receipt. I like this idea, because I’ve created a ‘Receipt’ folder and everything goes there. It’s a much easier way to store and find receipts.

However, I’ve now started to receive marketing emails from this places because I’ve now apparently joined their clubs. I think the use of your email address should be clarified when taking it as part of a purchase.
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Kinetix
Kinetix
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Unless you can give out disposable email addresses, this is a horrible idea - and *only* because companies have shown by and large they have no interest in keeping customer data secure. Not only that, they show their true colours pretty quick in many instances, as you say Alan, where they ask you for your email "for your receipt" but they don't tell you that's a gateway pitch to putting you in to their stupid store 'club' or newsletter or whichever. It's for marketers, and if you got the side benefit of a receipt in the process, that was just about dumb luck.

I do use my email address for receipts/transactions at my bank, though. They don't mess around with customer data.
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Kinetix
Kinetix
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I, uhm, am apparently not awake enough yet to edit myself terribly well. I said "*only*" and then nearly immediately "Not only...". heh, I definitely see it and own it. ;-)
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Lord Alan of Chaol Ghleann
Lord Alan of Chaol Ghleann
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We’ll let the oversight slide on this occasion 😉
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Shredni Vashtar
Shredni Vashtar
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Yep. Ultimately it's about gaining your email address to add you to their mailing list. GDPR was actually a godsend to marketers (such as myself) in that by freely handing over your address, you are accepting the companies right to email you. The thing is, how hard is it to hit the "Delete" button? I will never understand how people can get so pathetically angry over unsolicited emails. It's almost like their pretending annoyance in the hope of some pats on the back from their peers.
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stannard
stannard
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I think much depends on the volume of marketing mails.
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WylieCoyoteUK
WylieCoyoteUK
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usually don't bother with paper ones nowadays.
If I get one, I scan it.
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Shredni Vashtar
Shredni Vashtar
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Sounds like a lot of work. I have on numerous occasions said: "Na, you're OK." but I think from now on I shall hand my address over. If, as @Alan says, you create a folder and a filter in your email client any marketing material will go in there and housekeeping that should be simple.
@Lord Alan of Chaol Ghleann
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stannard
stannard
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I am, Always think I will get bombarded with marketing mail.
But you have a good point !
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Ken Fallon (PA7KEN, G5KEN)
Ken Fallon (PA7KEN, G5KEN)
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Step 1. Get paper reciept
Step 2. Take photo of paper reciept
Step 3. Email the photo of paper reciept to yourself
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